This is a great album from the Melvins. It was their first album to feature just themselves (after one album with Lustmord and 2 albums with Jello Biafra formerly of the Dead Kennedys) since 2002's
Hostile Ambient Takeover.
(A) Senile Animal continues in the Melvins latest trend of sludge metal. For this album, members King Buzzo and Dale Crover joined forces with (bassist) Jared Warren and (drummer)Coady Willis, members of Big Business to form a new Melvins line-up which has continued for the next 2 albums and still remains to this day. So yes, the Melvins currently have 2 drummers. It makes all the difference in the world as multiple beats and rhythms can be achieved to create new sounds and cause songs to shapeshift; just listen to "Civilized Worm". Heavy yet intricate riffs show that these guys haven't run out of ideas considering they've been around since the 80s. They've gone from punk rockers to metalheads. Easy comparisons are Black Sabbath or even Tool at certain points. These boys are sounding extra awesome these days!
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